...issue, and correspond with the allegations. This excludes " all evidence of collateral facts, or facts which are incapable of affording any reasonable presumption...inference as to the principal fact or matter in dispute." "In some instances, however, evidence of facts, which have no apparent connection with the matter in...

...judicial investigations. But whether these foreign facts are or are not the acts of strangers, if they are incapable of affording any reasonable presumption or inference as to the final subject, they ought not to be admitted. They are likely to lead to the multipli-' cation of issues...

...the issue, or constitutes a link in the chain of proof; and this seems to be the limit, and excludes all evidence of collateral facts, or those which are...inference as to the principal fact or matter in dispute; and for the good reason stated for the rule by Mr. Greenleaf, that such evidence tends to draw away...

...evidence must be confined to the point in issue. (Farris v. People, 129 111. 521.) This rule excludes all evidence of collateral facts or those which are...inference as to the principal fact or matter in dispute, the reason being that such evidence tends to draw away the minds of the jurors from the point in issue...

...is to be laid out of the case.1 § 52. This rule excludes all evidence of collateral facts, or thoso which are incapable of affording any reasonable presumption...inference as to the principal fact or matter in dispute ; and tho reason is, that such evidence tends to draw away the minds of tho jurors from the point in...

...387. 1 Greenleaf's Evidence, §51, a, §52. 1 Phillips' Evidence, 3d ed. 460.) And "this rule excludes all evidence of collateral facts, or those which are...inference, as to the principal fact or matter in dispute." (See also Jackson v. Smith, 7 Cowen, 717.) No legal errors were committed during the progress of the...

...link in the chain of proof; and this seems to be the limit, and excludes all evidence of collnteral facts, or those which are incapable of affording any...inference as to the principal fact or matter in dispute, and for the good reason stated for the rule by Mr. Ureeuleaf, that such evidence tends to draw away...

...party has no pertinence to the issue, more than have his peculiar views upon religion. This fact is incapable of affording any reasonable presumption...inference as to the principal fact or matter in dispute, and tended to draw away the minds of the jury, and mislead them. Judgment reversed and remanded. JOSEPH...

...legal sense is not collateral. It raises, it is true, a new and distinct inquiry ; but if it affords a reasonable presumption or inference as to the principal fact or matter in issue, it is relevant and material and Inhabitants of North Brookfield v. Inhabitants of Warren. does...

...that all evidence must be pertinent to the issue; and evidence of collateral facts, which affords no reasonable presumption or inference as to the principal fact or matter in dispute, must be excluded. The principal fact, or matter in dispute here, is the alleged fraud charged against...